From the Las Vegas Optic A single bullet pierced Cruz Gallegos’ rib cage in the early morning hours on June 15, 2019. Stumbling past his girlfriend in the doorway of a home on Chavez Street, Gallegos collapsed in the yard. Police and first responders attempted to save his life and prepared to airlift the 27-year-old to…
From the Las Vegas Optic Content Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual abuse that may be triggering and upsetting for some readers. Discretion is advised. A Las Vegas man with a criminal history of rape has been charged with raping his 6-year-old daughter. Emmanuel P. Stockman, 32, was charged late last month with first-degree…
From the Las Vegas Optic Seven men have been charged in the death of Eric L. Vigil, a 40-year-old inmate who was beaten to death on Nov. 1 while in custody at the San Miguel County Detention Center. All seven men are charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and tampering with evidence.…
From the Las Vegas Optic A call about a suspicious vehicle led to a police car getting rammed and a high-speed chase on Interstate 25 earlier this month, according to court records. Police used a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle on the interstate and arrested 35-year-old Hinoh Garris, charging him with aggravated assault on…
From the Las Vegas Optic A Mora County man was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for a September 2019 shooting that killed a man and wounded his husband. Alex H. Pacheco, 26, pleaded guilty in August to second-degree murder, aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and shooting at or from a motor vehicle.…
From the Las Vegas Optic A Villanueva man awaiting trial for first-degree murder in the 2017 death of family member Jimmy Griego has been sentenced to nine years in prison for having a weapon in jail. In August 2018, San Miguel County Detention Center correction officers saw Richard Joseph Griego, 35, reach for an item…
From the Las Vegas Optic A Las Vegas man has been charged with attempting to hit a man with an SUV after taking a document valued at more than $20,000. Workers at High Plains Processing south of Las Vegas called police around 11 a.m. on Oct. 12 to say that Gail Houser, 71, who’d quit…
From the Las Vegas Optic The search for two children has ended after the mother contacted the court through her attorney. The court has also canceled the arrest warrant for the mother. Lexus Eversole, 25, of Sapello, was wanted by the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office for allegedly failing to turn her two children, ages…
From the Las Vegas Optic William R. Daniels was sentenced Monday to 16 years in prison for the 2018 murder of 46-year-old Roman Latimer Lucero Sr. “No amount of time will return Mr. Lucero to his family,” district attorney Tom Clayton said. “We appreciate the court’s decision to sentence Daniels to the maximum sentence permitted…
From Treasure Valley Living It’s generally a good idea to avoid spending any amount of time in a penitentiary, but the Old Idaho Penitentiary is different. With a wide variety of activities, and something for every member of the family, you’re sure to enjoy your time there. Completed in 1872, the Old Idaho Penitentiary served…
